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Phobos 1

Space Probe

Phobos 1 was a failed uncrewed Soviet space probe of the Phobos program, intended to explore Mars and its moon Phobos, launched in July 1988. The probe failed on August 28, 1988, when a mistyped ground command deactivated crucial systems onboard the spacecraft. It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Proton-K rocket together with its twin probe, Phobos 2, and at about 6,220 kilograms the pair remained the heaviest interplanetary spacecraft ever flown until Fobos-Grunt in 2011.

Facts
Spacecraft Type
space probe 2
Launch Date
1988-07-07 3
Status
Status (category)
Lost 1
Connections

Operated By

Russian Space Research Institute, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Phobos 1
Sources
1. Phobos 1 (Wikipedia)
The Phobos 1 probe failed on 28 August 1988 when a mistyped command deactivated crucial systems onboard the spacecraftView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Phobos 1
  • Wikidata claim P31
    instance of: space probe
  • In Group: Mars Orbiters and Flyby Probes, Phobos 1 was a failed uncrewed Soviet space probe of the Phobos Program, intended to explore Mars and its moon Phobos, launched in July 1988. The Phobos 1 probe failed on 28 August 1988 when a mi
  • Operated By: Russian Space Research Institute, Infobox, operator (operator)
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3. Wikidata: Phobos 1
Wikidata Q2912121, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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